The Lady Queen: The Notorious Reign of Joanna I, Queen of Naples, Jerusalem and Sicily (Nancy Goldstone). A fine exposition of the historicalīackground of Sicily's multicultural, multiconfessional society. Where Three Worlds Met: Sicily in the Early Medieval Mediterranean (Sarah Davis-Secord). Monograph considers the life of Joanna of England, who married William II of Sicily. The Daughters of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Comparative Study of Twelfth-Century Royal Women (Colette Bowie). The links are descriptions on Amazon's site in the US.
The last decade has seen a few good books published that are related in one way or another to Sicilian queens and queenship
The book focuses on the political influence that Queen Maria Carolina wielded beside her husband, King Ferdinand IV, and the criticism that has been made by contemporary historians and intellectuals who have often tended to discredit the sovereign for personal rather than political reasons.Books on Sicilian Queenhood: Jacqueline Alio, Colette Bowie, Nancy Goldstone, Gwenyth Hood, Karla Mallette, Cinzia Recca, Sarah Davis-Secord, Alison Weir Recca cross-analyses unpublished personal documents, which include the integral diary and private correspondence. A careful examination of the period (1781-1785) covered by the diary shows that the daily life of the Queen and offers key evidence of her political acumen and her personal relationships. This work offers a new portrayal of Queen Maria Carolina of Naples as a woman of power with weaknesses and ambitions, and analyzes the Queen's actions, from her political choices to her alliance and betrayals.
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